1958 Bluegrass Bowl

Oklahoma State 15 Florida State 6

Louisville, Ky. (Dec. 13, 1958) — A frantic fourth quarter comeback was not to be as Florida State couldn’t fight off the bitter cold, and Oklahoma State went home with a 15-6 victory in the only Bluegrass Bowl ever played.

A crowd of just over 7,000 braved 10-degree weather for the first-ever meeting between the two schools. Players on both teams wore tennis shoes in an effort to combat the frozen turf. The Seminoles made their first national television appearance with a relatively obscure talent named Howard Cosell handling the broadcast.

Florida State got off to a good start, mounting two drives deep into OSU territory in the first quarter. Both times, the Seminoles came up empty-handed as field goal attempts from the 16 and 23 fell short.

Oklahoma State managed to dent the scoreboard early in the second quarter when halfback Duane Wood sprinted in from the Florida State 17.

Unable to get anything going in the second period, the Seminoles were forced to rely on defense. The last assault came in the final two minutes of the half. The Cowboys drove inside the Florida State five, but on a fourth down play with 1:15 left, FSU’s Ron Hinson stopped Forrest Campbell one foot from paydirt. That sent the clubs to the locker room with the score 7-0, OSU.

Early in the third period, the Seminoles did themselves in with a pair of fumbles. The second set up the Cowboys at the Florida State 39. It took 10 plays, but Wood finally scored his second touchdown. His two-point conversion catch made it 15-0. Florida State added a late score, but it was not enough as OSU claimed a 15-6 win.